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After finding out Connel had died, Nathalie, his sister Chloe, 22, and Nathalie’s partner Tim Slack flew to Iceland on December 21 to bring him home.

But they were left reeling after finding Connel’s internet search history showed he had accessed dark suicide websites.

Nathalie said: “There is one main thing I want to address – Connel had been Google searching how to kill himself and was easily able to find the information.

“We went out there thinking it was a spur of the moment thing but there were all these searches from the days before.

Connel search history showed he looked up dark suicide websites in the lead-up to his death (Image: UGC MSN)

“There was a big fuss about eating disorder websites and self harm forums a few years ago.

“So why are these suicide websites not talked about and why is it available? It’s not okay. This information should not be there for people to access.”

Details of Connel’s final hours were discovered by his grieving family in the following days.

He had been watching unrelated YouTube videos before sending a goodbye message to his girlfriend at about 5:30pm.

Connel Arthur with one of his best friends Lizzie (Image: UGC MSN)

After tracking his phone, she raised the alarm and Connel was found by a friend at about 8pm but he had already passed away.

Nathalie has decided to speak out in a bid to raise awareness about mental health and suicide – particularly affecting young men aged between the age of 20-34.

She pleaded: “Go and talk to yours kids. Get them to talk to their friends. Ask them if they’re OK. Send a text, take somebody out for a coffee – that can buy precious time.

“The chaplain said that Connel could have thought about doing this on many occasions in the past and something might have stopped him – a phone call, anything.

“He had no outward history of depression. He loved life.

“He had struggled to find accommodation in Iceland and I think becoming homeless was a massive concern to him.

“I had a funny inkling that something wasn’t right, so I’d messaged him a couple of times that week asking if he was OK and he said he was fine.

“I don’t think he was reachable by that point – he knew what he was going to do.”

Connel’s family were able to spend time with him at the funeral home before bring his body home – including an emotional visit on Christmas Day.

Connel sent a goodbye message to his girlfriend before committing suicide (Image: UGC MSN)

They will now cherish memories of the music lover and have issued a heartfelt thank you to all his friends who have supported them both in Scotland and Iceland.

Paying tribute to Connel, Nathalie said: “He was in a lot of university societies – surfing, snowboarding and wakeboarding.

“They’d have team trips away and he’d go every year.

“He never came home because he was just always too busy doing stuff, away with his friends.

“I’d always give him a row and tell him not to leave the country without telling me, and then I’d find out he’d been in Italy or something. I brought him up to be independent and then he went off and really was independent.

“He was the most empathetic child you could ever meet.

“He would always go and ask the girl who never got picked to dance and he’s got a cousin with cerebral palsy and was always the one to look after him.”

A memorial service will be held for Connel at Glasgow University Chapel on January 27 and will be lived streamed to his friends in Iceland.

The family are now raising funds in his memory which will be given to various mental health charities.